Name

Description

Result

Auto correction action

Manual correction action

Material ID exceeds 8 characters

HyperMesh does not write out more than  eight characters for IDs, so if you have more HyperMesh will write out ***, which fails the solver. This check is disabled when using a long format template.

Lists the failing materials.

Not supported.

Opens the Renumber panel.

Property is missing material

Checks for properties without a material reference.

Lists the failing properties.

Not supported.

Opens the Properties panel.

Property ID exceeds 8 characters

HyperMesh does not write out more than 8 characters for IDs, so if you have more HyperMesh will write out ***, which fails the solver. This check is disabled when using a long format template.

Lists the failing properties.

Not supported.

Opens the Renumber panel.

Property with zero cross section area

Checks if the area of PBEAM, PBAR and PROD properties are less than or equal to zero.

Lists the failing properties.

Not supported.

Opens the Property panel.

Component with solids and shells

Checks if a component consists of both solid and shell elements.

Lists the failing components.

Not supported.

Opens the Organize panel.

Node ID exceeds 8 character

HyperMesh does not write out more than eight characters for ids, so if you have more HyperMesh will write out ***, which fails the solver. This check is disabled when using a long format template.

Lists the failing nodes.

Not supported.

Opens the Renumber panel.

Element ID exceeds 8 characters

HyperMesh does not write out more than  eight characters for IDs, so if you have more HyperMesh will write out ***, which fails the solver. This check is disabled when using a long format template.

Lists the failing elements.

Not supported.

Opens the Renumber panel.

Free 1D elements

Checks for 1D elements that have one or more connection missing. This check does not include RBE2 or RBE3 elements.

Lists the failing elements.

Deletes the failing 1D elements.

Not supported.

RBE2 with constrained dependent nodes

Checks for RBE2 with constraints on dependent nodes.  

Lists the failing elements.

Not supported.

Opens the Rigids panel.

Free Rigid elements

Checks for RBE2 elements that have one or more connection missing, typically a leg that is missing a connection.

Lists the failing elements.

Deletes the free arms of the Rigid.

Not supported.

Free RBE3 elements

Checks for RBE3 elements that have one or more connection missing, typically a leg that is missing a connection or an independent node that is not connected to structure.

Lists the failing elements.

Deletes the free arms of RBE3.

Not supported.

RBE3 elements are collinear

Checks if the dependent and independent nodes of an RBE3 element are collinear.

Lists the failing elements.

Deletes the failing RBE3 elements.

Not supported.

RBE3 dof connected to solid

Checks for rotational DOFs on independent nodes of an RBE3 connected to a solid element.

Lists the failing elements.

Removes rotational DOFs from affected independent grids of failing RBE3 elmements.

Not supported.

Zero-length CBUSH without CID

Checks if the CBUSH spring element of zero length has the element coordinate system, CID defined.

Lists the failing elements.

Not supported.

Opens the Springs panel.

Elements have a dependency

Checks for rigid elements that share dependent nodes with other rigid elements.

Lists the failing elements.

Deletes the failing rigid elements.

Not supported.

Element has rigid loops

Checks for rigid elements that form a closed loop; where the dependent node of one rigid serves as independent node of the next rigid in the loop.

Lists the failing elements.

Deletes the failing rigid elements.

Not supported.

Duplicate 1D Elements

Checks if any 1D elements share the same nodes in the same order.

Lists the duplicate 1D elements.

Deletes the failing elements.

Not supported.

Duplicate 2D Elements

Checks if any 2D elements share the same nodes in the same order.

Lists the duplicate 2D elements.

Deletes the failing elements.

Not supported.

Duplicate 3D Elements

Checks if any 3D elements share the same nodes in the same order.

Lists the duplicate 3D elements.

Deletes the failing elements.

Not supported.

NSM field not defined

Checks for invalid or missing entries on NSMADD loadcols.

Lists the failing loadcols.

Not supported.

Opens the Loadcols panel.

MPC with free independent nodes

Checks for MPC equations with free independent nodes.

Lists the failing equations.

Updates the MPC by removing the free independent node.

Not supported.

Name

Description

Result

Auto correction action

Manual correction action

Unused materials

Checks for any materials that are not referenced by a property.

Lists the failing materials.

Deletes unused materials.

Not supported.

Material E is not defined

Checks if E of MAT1, MAT8 or MAT9ORT is less than or equal to zero.

Lists the failing materials.

Not supported.

Opens the Materials panel.

Material Rho is not defined

Checks if Rho of MAT1, MAT2,MAT4, MAT5, MAT8, MAT9,MAT9ORT and MAT10 is less than or equal to zero.

Lists the failing materials.

Not supported.

Opens the Materials panel.

Material Nu is zero

Checks if Nu of MAT1, MAT8 and MAT9ORT is equal to zero.

Lists the failing materials.

Not supported.

Opens the Materials panel.

Material is missing a card image

Checks for defined materials with no card image.

Lists the failing materials.

Not supported.

Opens the Materials panel.

Unused properties

Checks for properties that are not assigned to a component or element.

Lists the failing properties.

Deletes unused properties.

Not supported.

Property is missing a card image

Checks for defined properties with no card image.

Lists the failing properties.

Not supported.

Opens the Properties panel.

PSHELL thickness is not defined

Checks if the property PSHELL thickness is less than or equal to zero.

Lists the failing  properties.

Not supported.

Opens the Properties panel.

PCOMP thickness is not defined

Checks if the first thickness value of Property PCOMP array is less than or equal to zero. The first thickness value is mandatory.

Lists the failing properties.

Not supported.

Opens the Properties panel.

1D Prop beamsection mismatch

Checks if the 1D property and the beam section attached to it have the same area and area moments of inertia. A difference greater than 0.01 will fail the check.

Lists the failing properties.

Disassociates the beam section from the 1D property.

Not supported.

Empty components

Checks for components that do not contain elements.

Lists the failing components.

Deletes the empty components.

Not supported.

Empty assemblies

Checks if assemblies are empty.

Lists the empty assemblies.

Deletes the empty assemblies.

Not supported.

Empty sets

Checks if sets are empty.

Lists the empty sets.

Deletes empty sets.

Not supported.

Empty contact surfaces

Checks if contact surfaces are empty.

Lists the empty contact surfaces.

Deletes the empty contact surfaces.

Not supported.

Empty groups

Checks if groups are empty.

Lists empty groups.

Deletes empty groups.

Not supported.

Empty plys

Checks if plys are empty.

Lists the empty plys.

Deletes empty plys.

Not supported.

Empty load collectors

Checks if load collectors are empty.

Lists the empty load collectors.

Deletes empty load collectors.

Not supported.

Empty vector collectors

Checks if vector collectors are empty.

Lists the empty vector collectors.

Deletes the empty vector collectors.

Not supported.

Empty laminates

Checks if laminates are not having any ply.

Lists the empty laminates.

Deletes the empty laminates.

Not supported.

CONM1 with zero diagonal mass matrix values

Checks if the diagonal mass matrix values of CONM1 are less than or equal to zero.

Lists failing CONM1.

Not supported.

Opens the Elements panel.

CONM2 with zero mass

Checks if the mass of CONM2 is less than or equal to zero.

Lists failing CONM2.

Not supported.

Opens the Masses panel.

Orientation vector along axis vector

Checks if the orientation vector of bar elements, CBEAM and CBAR, is along the axis vector.

Lists the failing bar elements.

Not supported.

Opens the Bars panel.

Element connectivity

Checks for shell elements connected by one or less nodes and solid elements connected by two or less nodes.

Lists the failing elements.

Deletes the failing elements.

Not supported.

Unused BeamSections

Checks if any beamsection defined in the model is unused.  

Lists the failing beamsections.

Deletes the unused beamsecions.

Not supported.

Unused sets

Checks if any sets are not used.

Lists unused sets.

Deletes unused sets.

Not supported.

Unused curves

Checks if any curves are not used.

Lists unused curves.

Deletes unused curves.

Not supported.

Unused systems

Checks if any systems in the model are not used.

Lists unused systems.

Deletes unused systems.

Not supported.

Unused laminates

Checks if any laminates in the model are not used.

Lists unused laminates.

Deletes unused laminates.

Not supported.

Unused plys

Checks if any plys in the model are not used.

Lists unused plys.

Deletes unused plys.

Not supported.

Unused vectors

Checks if any vectors in the model are not used.

Lists unused vectors.

Deletes unused vectors.

Not supported.

Name

Description

Result

Auto correction action

Manual correction action

Components share the same property

Checks for two or more components that have the same property assigned.

Lists the failing components.

Not supported.

Opens the Components panel.

Component does not have a property

Checks for components that contain elements but do not have any properties assigned.

Lists the failing components.

Not supported.

Opens the Components panel.